Latitude 64 Missilen

The Latitude 64 Missilen is a 15-speed very overstable distance driver. With published flight numbers of 15 / 3 / -0.5 / 4.5, it is most often described as suited for full-power tee shots that need a hard fade, forehand drives.

Overview

The Latitude 64 Missilen is a very overstable distance driver rated 15/3/-0.5/4.5 by the manufacturer, an unusually high speed number for a production mold.^[3] Its distinguishing feature is a hexagonal dimple pattern molded into the flight plate and the underside of the rim, sold as Opto Hex and Gold Hex and marketed by Latitude 64 as a drag-reducing surface.^[4] PDGA measurements put the rim at 2.5 cm and the diameter at 21.4 cm.^[1] Reviewers who threw the disc argued its flight sits closer to a speed 13 or 14 driver, noting that the rim width matches discs rated a step or two slower.^[4]

Flight characteristics

Flight numbers describe the published behavior of the disc when thrown at its design speed. Real-world flight varies with plastic, weight, age, and thrower power. The community-averaged numbers above reflect crowd-sourced observations from real throws — typically slightly more understable than the manufacturer's published values, which is the most consistent pattern across nearly every commercial mold.

Recommended uses

The Missilen needs a big arm to make sense. Full-power tee shots that must finish hard left for a right-hand backhand thrower, forehand drives, and headwind holes are where it earns a slot.^[3] Advanced throwers use it as a utility driver rather than a workhorse. It will not hold a hyzer flip, and a slower arm gets an early, hard fade instead of distance. Long forced-hyzer lines and skip shots off packed ground are its other regular uses.

Best for:

• Full-power tee shots that need a hard fade
• Forehand drives
• Headwind holes
• Long forced-hyzer lines
• Skip shots off firm ground

Plastics & variants

The Missilen is available in the following plastic blends from Latitude 64:

Opto, Gold, Opto Hex, Gold Hex

Plastic blend significantly affects flight character. Premium plastics like Champion, Z, or C-Line generally fly more overstable when fresh and hold their stability over time. Base plastics like DX, Pro, or Active beat in faster and become more understable workhorses with use.

History

Latitude 64 had the Missilen, Swedish for "the missile", PDGA approved on May 22, 2014, under certification number 14-51.^[1] It launched alongside the Raketen as one of two Hex-textured molds.^[4] Neither mold lasted. Latitude 64 later retired the Missilen and Raketen along with the Bryce, Fuji, Gobi, Sarek, and Zion, and reporting on that announcement cited the Hex texture cutting glide without adding distance, plus sales that dropped off after the initial run.^[5] No individual designer is credited in any source, and Infinite Discs now lists the mold as out of production.^[2]

Notable throwers

Currently no information

How it compares

How the Missilen lines up against the discs players most often weigh it against, using each manufacturer's published flight numbers.

References & further reading

• How to read disc golf flight numbers — Discpedia primer
• PDGA Approved Disc List — search for "Missilen" to find the Latitude 64 Missilen entry (PDGA-approved 2014)
• Latitude 64 official site — manufacturer product page

Sources

Content on this page has been cross-checked against the following sources. Numbered citations in the prose above link to the matching entry here.

1. Missilen from Latitude 64 — PDGA
2. Latitude 64 Missilen — Infinite Discs
3. Latitude 64 Missilen Flight Chart — DG Puttheads
4. Latitude 64 Missilen Review — All Things Disc Golf
5. Latitude 64 to Retire 7 Disc Molds — FrisbeeGolfDiscs.com

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